2025 NHL Entry Draft Thread, Sabres Draft 9th

[PerreaultForever]

Going for the goalies was good. This was not a strong draft and most of it will never play in the NHL (even more so than the average draft). So goalies often develop slow and late so those are good gambles. 

Islanders probably not happy nobody bit on letting them get Hagens (as they apparently offered the Montreal picks to everybody 4-7). Boston came out good on getting him 7. The top 10 went roughly as expected. Figured Martin would jump up to somebody. Martone fell further than I expected and Desnoyers went slightly higher. Sabres went for the big body but it's not a bad pick. I think Detroit gets the steal of the first part with Bear at 12. I'd have taken him over Mrtka myself. Absolute worst case he's Yanni Gourde but I think he's better than that. Philly reached for Nesbitt but I do see his potential. Fits with them too. I like their draft a lot. As ever, size came into play more than ever in this draft. The Florida effect is real. 

I give the Sabres draft a C+ or B-     I am okay with Mrtka. I like Bedkowski. I like both goalies where they were picked. I dislike the rest or am indifferent but it's a weak draft so none of them probably matter anyway. I don't like the trade. Hence C+ rather than B-. If we'd taken Murtaug instead of the trade it would be B-

Now wait for free agency and to see if Byram gets moved or not as well. I expect little more to happen with the Sabres to be honest. 

Edited 8 hours ago by PerreaultForever

[Eleven]

4 minutes ago, PerreaultForever said:

I expect little more to happen with the Sabres to be honest. 

Yep.  C U Next Tuesday.

[Rasmus_]

B-

[Brawndo]

Adams received a phone call during his presser, he joked it was from another GM. An internet sleuth zoomed in on his phone and saw the initials KH.

That would mean either Kent Hughes or Ken Holland, the latter mentioned in an interview on NHL Network that he would like new two defensemen by Training Camp 

[ponokasabre]

2 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Adams received a phone call during his presser, he joked it was from another GM. An internet sleuth zoomed in on his phone and saw the initials KH.

That would mean either Kent Hughes or Ken Holland, the latter mentioned in an interview on NHL Network that he would like new two defensemen by Training Camp 

I just don’t see how a deal with LA makes sense

Cause if they need 2 defensmen they aren’t shipping one out in a Byram deal 

I mean Laffierie is a good player but not that great, Trevor Moore is a third liner and no way they move Byfield 

Maybe I just don’t know there roster or prospects enough 

[LGR4GM]

18 minutes ago, Brawndo said:

Adams received a phone call during his presser, he joked it was from another GM. An internet sleuth zoomed in on his phone and saw the initials KH.

That would mean either Kent Hughes or Ken Holland, the latter mentioned in an interview on NHL Network that he would like new two defensemen by Training Camp 

Wonder what they want for Kempe... wonder if Byram and a sweetener would entice them. Wonder if Kempe would waive to play with countryman Dahlin.